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C53

Lower Loon Creek Airport
Challis, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	C53
Lat/Long:	44-48-31.2163N 114-48-31.1756W 44-48.520272N 114-48.519593W 44.8086712,-114.8086599 (estimated)
Elevation:	4200 ft. / 1280 m (estimated)
Variation:	17E (1990)
From city:	30 miles SW of CHALLIS, ID
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	83469

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	11/1992
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS:	BOISE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	BOI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LKTr234/33.3		SALMON VOR/DME		113.50		13E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	1200 x 25 ft. / 366 x 8 m
Surface:	turf/dirt, in fair condition
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Latitude:	44-48.618877N	44-48.421667N
Longitude:	114-48.526852W	114-48.512333W
Elevation:	4084.0 ft.	4098.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	50 ft. tree, 160 ft. from runway, 90 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear	40 ft. brush, 50 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	IDAHO DEPT OF FISH AND GAME 600 S. WALNUT BOISE, ID 83707 Phone 208-334-3771
Manager:	TOM CURET PO BOX 25 BOISE, ID 83707 Phone 208-756-2271

Additional Remarks

-	ARPT LCTD ON A PLATEAU 50 FT TO 75 FT ABOVE THE RIVER.
-	RY NOT MARKED.
-	RECOMMEND LAND RY 16; DEPART RY 34 WHEN WIND CONDITIONS ALLOW.
-	NO WINTER MAINT.
-	STOCK AND BIG GAME ANIMALS INVOF RY.
-	RODENT ACTIVITY ADJACENT BOTH SIDES OF RY.
-	LCTD IN NARROW WINDING RIVER CANYON.
-	FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at C53.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLLJ - Challis Airport (30 nm SE)
KSMN - Lemhi County Airport (44 nm NE)
KMYL - Mc Call Municipal Airport (55 nm W)
KSUN - Friedman Memorial Airport (81 nm S)
KGIC - Idaho County Airport (88 nm NW)

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Area around C53 (Lower Loon Creek Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:48	13:48
Sunrise	07:18	14:18
Sunset	18:25	01:25
Evening civil twilight	18:55	01:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Mar-2026 08:36:50
Local (UTC-7)	01-Mar-2026 01:36:50

METAR

KLLJ 31nm SE	010755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M07 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP159 T00281067
KSNT 39nm S	010751Z AUTO 00000KT M02/M07 A3007 RMK AO1 SLP168 T10221072
KSMN 44nm NE	010756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M03 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP184 T00061033 FZRANO

TAF

KSMN
44nm NE

010520Z 0106/0206 VRB03KT P6SM FEW100 FM012300 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN080

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